Trilogy Federal drives innovative solutions for complex business challenges across financial management, healthcare, and government industries. Our collaborative, client-first service approach, combined with our commitment to the rapid implementation of pragmatic solutions, has earned Trilogy an unparalleled reputation for delivering transformative results.
Trilogy Federal seeks an experienced Data Governance Specialist to support the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Summit Advanced Tooling, Lakehouse, and Artificial Intelligence Services (Summit ATLAS) program. The Data Governance Specialist will implement and maintain enterprise data governance processes that support secure, consistent, and discoverable data across the Summit Data Platform.
This position will work with VA data owners, stewards, and technical teams to operationalize Government-approved governance policies, improve data cataloging and lineage, and ensure datasets meet established governance requirements before publication and use.
Please note, this position is contingent upon award (anticipated early 2027). This role will also require 1-2 domestic business trips per year.
Primary Responsibilities:
Implement and maintain Government-approved data governance policies, standards, and procedures across the Summit Data Platform.
Support administration and maintenance of the Enterprise Data Catalog (EDC), ensuring datasets have accurate metadata, business definitions, ownership information, and lineage documentation.
Configure and maintain data access policies using Immuta or comparable governance technologies, including role-based, attribute-based, and policy-based access controls.
Implement approved data access restrictions and dynamic query-time enforcement to protect sensitive information while supporting authorized data use.
Collaborate with VA data owners, stewards, and technical teams to establish and maintain data classifications, business glossaries, taxonomies, and metadata standards.
Coordinate with data engineers and data quality specialists to ensure datasets meet Government-approved governance and publication requirements before release.
Maintain governance documentation, including data lineage records, access policies, stewardship assignments, and dataset approval evidence.
Support the implementation and maintenance of the Data Quality Rule Library, ensuring approved quality standards and rules are documented and traceable to governed datasets.
Monitor compliance with established governance requirements, identify gaps, and coordinate remediation with responsible technical teams and data stewards.
Support the preparation of the quarterly Data Governance Report, including governance activities, compliance findings, outstanding issues, and corrective actions.
Assist with documentation and tracking of data use agreements, Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs), and Interconnection Security Agreements (ISAs) applicable to governed datasets.
Support governance reviews, audits, and stakeholder inquiries by providing accurate records of data ownership, lineage, access controls, and policy implementation.
Minimum Requirements:
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Management, Business Analytics, or a related discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience.
Five or more years of professional experience in data governance, data management, metadata management, or a related discipline.
Experience implementing enterprise data governance policies, standards, and operational processes.
Experience with enterprise data cataloging, metadata management, business glossaries, and data lineage documentation.
Knowledge of data stewardship practices, data ownership responsibilities, and data classification standards.
Experience supporting role-based and attribute-based data access controls and sensitive data protection requirements.
Familiarity with enterprise data quality management, governance controls, and dataset publication processes.
Experience collaborating with data engineering, data quality, security, and business stakeholders to implement governance requirements.
Experience preparing governance documentation, compliance reports, and supporting evidence for reviews or audits.
Strong analytical, organizational, communication, and stakeholder coordination skills.
Ability to meet VA personnel vetting, background investigation, and system access requirements.
The ability to travel for 1-2 domestic business trips per year.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience supporting VA or other federal agency data governance or modernization initiatives.
Hands-on experience administering Immuta, Microsoft Purview, or comparable enterprise data governance platforms.
Experience implementing dynamic, policy-based access enforcement in cloud-based data environments.
Familiarity with Microsoft Azure, Azure Databricks, Delta Lake, or comparable cloud lakehouse technologies.
Knowledge of Data Management Association (DAMA) Data Management Body of Knowledge (DMBOK) principles and established data governance frameworks.
Experience supporting governance of sensitive healthcare data, including federal privacy and security requirements.
Experience coordinating data sharing agreements, interconnection agreements, or cross-organizational data access approvals.
Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP) or comparable data governance certification.
Benefits (including but not limited to):
Health, dental, and vision plans
Optional FSA
Paid parental leave
Safe Harbor 401(k) with employer contributions 100% vested from day 1
Paid time off and 11 paid holidays
No cost group term life/AD&D plan, and optional supplemental coverage
Pet insurance
Monthly phone and internet stipend
Tuition and training reimbursement
To cut down on falsified applications and to avoid subjecting real candidates to screening by AI assistants, phone interviews at Trilogy require either a landline or a cellphone number backed by a physical SIM. We cannot conduct interviews with candidates who provide VOIP contact numbers (including Google Voice).
Trilogy Federal is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
